ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288942
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| Date: | 05-OCT-2022 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 |
| Type: |  HAL Cheetah (Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama) |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Army |
| Registration: | Z.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Nyamjang Chu, BTK Waterfall, Tawang dist., Arunachal Pradesh -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Indian Army HAL Cheetah (Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama) crashed under unknown circumstances Nyamjang Chu, near the Bap Teng Kang Waterfall, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
One of the two pilots died in the crash.
Sources:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/army-cheetah-helicopter-crashes-in-arunachal-pradesh-1-pilot-killed/articleshow/94658331.cms
https://nenow.in/north-east-news/arunachal-pradesh/arunachal-pradesh-army-helicopter-crash-tawang-pilot-killed.html
https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/indian-army-cheetah-helicopter-crashes-in-arunachal-1-pilot-dead20221005130738/
Media:
An Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crashed today near Tawang area in Arunachal Pradesh. One pilot has lost his life in the accident: Army Officials pic.twitter.com/5BErWZzRIH
— ANI (@ANI) October 5, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 07:59 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Oct-2022 08:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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